Zingiberaceae
Cautleya

Cautleya spicata (Sm.) Baker

First published in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 209 (1890)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to China (Yunnan). It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Auvry, G. & Newman, M.F. (2010). A revision of Cautleya (Zingiberaceae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 67: 451-465.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Auvry, G. & Newman, M.F. (2010). A revision of Cautleya (Zingiberaceae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 67: 451-465.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 13, 2008 Clarke, C.B. [36527] India K000308448 Lectotype Yes
Nov 13, 2008 Clarke, C.B. [36477] India K001057269 Unknown Type Material Yes
[E. S. C] [s.n.] Nepal K002427536 Yes
{Baker; Miller; Burkitt} [70] Nepal K002427538 Yes
Collins, G. K:SPC-33744.000 No
Cave, G.H. [[3B]] K002427557 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [8125] India K002427568 Yes
[illegible] [2374] K002427552 Yes
Parker, R.N. [2060] India K002427533 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [36328A] India K002427541 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] K002427551 Yes
[illegible] [4760A] K002427550 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002427572 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [36456A] India K002427542 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [8132] K002427566 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [21172] India K002427534 Yes
J.D.H. [s.n.] India K002427560 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [35867A] India K002427543 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [ADS868] Nepal K002427593 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [ADS868] Nepal K002427594 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [8838] India K002427565 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] Nepal K002427535 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001734898 Yes
J.D.H. [s.n.] India K002427559 Yes
Herb Griffith [5677] K002427569 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002427561 Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [s.n.] K002427548 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002427540 Yes
Baker [s.n.] K002427595 Yes
s.coll. [5664] K002427558 Yes
King, G. [s.n.] India K002427563 Yes
Brandis [s.n.] K002427573 Yes
Williams; Stainton [8489] Nepal K002427529 Yes
[R. B. Royle] [s.n.] India K002427530 Yes
Thomson, T. [1987] Nepal K002427531 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] Nepal K002427532 Yes
Collett, H. [346] K002427547 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [1943] India K002427554 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [24975] K002427555 Yes
s.coll. [8125] K002427567 Yes
J.D.H. [6531] India K002427564 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002427562 Yes
Rich, H.H. [662] K002427553 Yes
Pant, P.C.; Naithani [39509] India K002427526 Yes
[E. I. G] [s.n.] Nepal K002427539 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [20951] India K002427549 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [574] Nepal K002427527 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23186] India K002427546 Yes
s.coll. [4] K002427556 Yes
Scully, J. [245] Nepal K002427537 Yes
Grey-Wilson; Phillips [315] Nepal K002427528 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [868] Nepal K:SPC-33760.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6530] Nepal Roscoea spicata K001124114 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0